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I had to teach a class of twenty boys solo today - we were reviewing self-introductions and inquiries into how folks spend their time.

This class has one hell of a ringleader, who more than supplants his lack of technical English skill for boundless confidence and the finest gairaigo catchphrases adopted by celebkind. Let's call him Jojo, because the first thing he asked me today was if I liked anime, and what my favourite was and why it wasn't Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. (My choice of My Hero Academia was acceptable, though.)

After a few warmup tasks, I got them to write their own answers so they would have answers to reference when running through their conversations. Jojo rushes to complete what I goddamn asked because he's been clapping and rhythmically calling out classmates' names - on the last beat they're supposed to say "I'm a perfect human."

Thank god for the Japanese friendquaintance who took it on themselves to show me this video a week ago and ask "how good the pronunciation was". I guess it's the hottest new meme over here????

Anyway we wrap up the class by asking students to stand up and share with the class what they've written. Sometimes everyone's really hype to share, other times I have to force students to hot-potato this shit and choose (at so-called "random") who'll next risk public mockery by mispronouncing a word.

This is the first class where students had approximately two bars of clapping to psyche themselves up before leaping from their seat and declaring they're a perfect human, and then presenting their findings.

Of the eight times I've done this lesson, so far this is also the only one where everyone likes to "ORAORAORAORAORA" in their free time. I honestly admire all six kids who got pressganged into this horseshit, but nobody seemed bitter and everyone actually did the goddamn work I wanted, so it counts. It totally counts. I'm totally a professional edumacator.